Well, remember the times when you were such a pretty little girlNow you and all your friends, you wanna rule the whole worldHey, let me tell you, baby, I liked you just the way you wereBut how will your power and your diamonds and your pearlsWell, how many years will it take you to seeThat all of your dreams have been washed down the seaAlone and confused and a long way from homeChasing rainbows that are already goneYeah, you were only sixteen when you left home with a suitcase full of dreamsNow what have we got, a bitter old lady with a briefcase full of schemesYou partied in Spain, you danced in China, you're all over the Middle EastBut back home, lady, your son's a dying in the streetsWell, how many years will it take you to seeThat all of your dreams have been washed down the seaAlone and confused and a long way from homeChasing rainbows that are already goneAlready goneAlready goneYeah, lose your love and lose your jobSpend a little money and do a little harmOh, get a lot of cheese in your eyes, babyAt the right time, you can close them pretty easyWhen you get aroundWell, how many years will it take you to seeThat all of your dreams have been washed down the seaAlone and confused and a long way from homeChasing rainbows that are already gone